Deuteronomy 28:54
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So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
In other translations
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
Hebrew words
הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376הָרַךְharakh<the> gentleH7390בְּךָbekhaamong <the> youוְהֶעָנֹגvehe'anogand <the> delicateH6028מְאֹדme'odveryH3966תֵּרַעtera'it will be evilH7489עֵינוֹeinoeye hisH5869בְאָחִיוve'achivon brother hisH251וּבְאֵשֶׁתuve'eshetand on [the] wife ofH802חֵיקוֹcheikobosom hisH2436וּבְיֶתֶרuveyeterand on [the] remainder ofH3499בָּנָיוbanavchildren hisH1121אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יוֹתִיר׃yotirit will remainH3498
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Deuteronomy 13:6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
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- Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
- Psalm 103:13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- 2 Samuel 12:3But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
- Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Matthew 7:9-119 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
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